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Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus africanus africanus, 22cm. / 8.5in. Fairly COMMON. Typically in small loose flocks feeding around a variety of large mammals, and being particularly fond of buffaloes, giraffes and hippos.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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African Fish Eagle, African Fish-Eagle, Haliaceetus vocifer, 68 cm. / 27 in. Locally COMMON. Wide range of fresh, alkaline and salt water. Often feeds on carrion. Populations are in decline.
Enroute to Shimba Hills, Coast County, Kenya
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This is the world's largest heron. The height is 120–152 cm (47–60 in), the wingspan is 185–230 cm (73–90.5 in) and the weight is 4–5 kg (8.8–11.0 lb). Among standard measurements, the tarsus measures from 21.2 to 25.5 cm (8.3 to 10.0 in) and the wing chord averages around 60.7 cm (23.9 in) in length. The culmen measures from 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in), while the bill from the gape measures around 24 cm (9.4 in). In flight it has a slow and rather ponderous look and, unlike some other herons, its legs are not held horizontally. Male and female look similar, with an overall covering of slate gray and chestnut feathers. The head and its bushy crest, face, back and sides of the neck are chestnut. The chin, throat, foreneck and upper breast are white, with black streaks across the foreneck and upper breast. The lower breast and belly are buff with black streaks. The back and upper wings are slate-grey, with a chestnut shoulder patch at the bend of the wings when they're closed. The under-wing is pale chestnut. The upper mandible is black and the lores and orbital areas are yellow with a greenish tinge. The eyes are yellow while legs and feet are black. Juveniles look similar to the adults, but are paler.
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Female Sooty Chat, Myrmecocichla nigra, 18cm / 7in. COMMON in lightly wooded grasslands.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Tiny Cisticola, Cisticola nana, 9 cm / 3.5 in. Local in dry, acacia and woodlands.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides jardineii emini, 22-25 cm. / 8.7-9.8 in. COMMON. Sub-tropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna and sub-tropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Just hanging out on Sunday? Sounds like a great idea! Enjoy some fresh air, take in the surroundings, and stay healthy and safe. Ayanna is an African Orange-bellied Parrot. Her mate has the honor of carrying the orange belly for which the species is named. They tend to their nest in an acacia in Samburu National Reserve. #AfricanOrangeBelliedParrot
Hunter's Cisticola, Cisticola hunteri, 14cm. / 5.5in. Forest edges, highland giant heather, remand valley herbage and overgrown cultivated habitat.
En-route to Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve from Nairobi, Kenya.
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Speke's Weaver, Ploceus spekei, 15 cm. / 6 in. COMMON East African Endemic. Open woodland, acacia habitat and near settlements.
Nairobi, Kenya.
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Superb Starling, Lamprotornis superbus, 19 cm / 7.5 in. COMMON and widespread in semi-arid habitat, open woodland and bushed grassland; including towns and villages. First native species spotted on our trip and was first seen while leaving the airport after our arrival in Nairobi.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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Wading birds can be difficult to photograph in some of Africa's national parks, not because of there approachability but because of restrictions preventing exiting of vehicles and the presence of predators. The occasional portrait, however, was still afforded. The elegant figure of the Black winged Stilt was worthy of selective snaps despite being unable to join them at the water's edge. #Blackwingedstilt
Red-capped Lark, Calandrella cinerea williamsi, 15cm. / 6in. COMMON and widespread but patchily distribution short grasslands,
Enroute to Nairobi from Tsavo WNP.
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Male Stout Cisticola (Rufous-crowned), Cisticola robustus nuchalis, 14 cm. / 5.5 in. COMMON in open, tall grassland, or grassland with scattered bushes at 1200 - 2700 m. / 3937 - 8858 ft.
Maasai Mara, Kenya.
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Black-winged Lapwing, Vanellus melanopterus minor, 27cm / 10.5in COMMON in higher altitude grasslands and cultivation.
Maasai Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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This is Adili. He is an African Orange-bellied Parrot. Adili is sure your house is bigger than his. He says, "Stay home and be safe as much as you can!" He is sure you can go out and hang around in the yard but keep your distance from others, as much as possible. And remember, we're all in this together! #OrangebelliedParrot
Male Taita Thrush, Turdus helleri, 22 cm / 8.5 in. RARE and CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ENDEMIC. Confined to the interior of tiny remnant forest patches in the Taita Hills of Southeast Kenya,
Taita Hills enroute from Tsavo East to Tsavo West NP, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Water Thick-Knee, Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus, 41 cm / 16 in. Widespread and locally COMMON near water of all types.
Sabaki River, Kilifi, Coast, Kenya.
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Turner's Eremomela, Eremomela turneri turneri. 9cm. / 3.5in. UNCOMMON in forests of Kakamega Forest. Tiny, hyper birds that moved constantly.
Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve, Western, Kenya.
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Male Golden Pipit, Timetothylacus tenellus, 16 cm / 6 in. COMMON in bushed and wooded grassland in dry country. Move around locally in response to rain.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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Tawny Eagle, Aquila rapax rapax, 74 cm / 29 in. COMMON throughout Kenya, including scavenging on road-kill. Handheld.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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